myra

See also: Myra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

myra m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of myr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

myra f

  1. definite singular of myr

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mȳra, from Old Norse *mýra, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ (“ant”), from Proto-Indo-European *mowro-, *morwi (“ant”). Cognate with Icelandic maur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²myːˌra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: my‧ra
  • Rhymes: -²yːra

Noun

myra c

  1. ant
    Myrstacken är full av myror
    The anthill is full of ants
    Vilka är det mest synd om i skogen? Jo, myrstackarna!
    Who [plural] has the toughest time [evokes the most pity / makes you feel the sorriest for them] in the forest? It's the anthills [myrstackarna] / the poor ants [myra (“ant”) + stackarna (“the poor things”)]! [widespread pun]

Declension

Declension of myra
nominative genitive
singular indefinite myra myras
definite myran myrans
plural indefinite myror myrors
definite myrorna myrornas

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